It seems like every year, I keep forgetting to start the war on Christmas and before I realize it, there are only a few days left for me to destroy the holiday. But then I realized that there are some Christians who specialize in finding some event somewhere that enables them to conjure up how the godless are oppressing them and express righteous indignation over it. [Read more…]
Jesus and Mo have figured it out.
I wrote earlier about the puzzling insistence of the Republican party pursuing policies on birth control that are guaranteed to alienate women. Jonathan Capehart describes how they seem to be deliberately pursuing policies that alienate African Americans and Latinos as well. [Read more…]
In a shrewd marketing move just before the Thanksgiving shopping madness, Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos managed to grab headlines for his company by telling an awestruck and gullible Charlie Rose on 60 Minutes that it may not be long before his company was delivering packages to customers in 30 minutes using drones. [Read more…]
I have been writing about the travails experienced by wait staff. Here Rowan Atkinson takes on the role of a server at an Indian restaurant in the UK having to deal with a bunch of drunken football fans. [Read more…]
British comedians John Bird and John Fortune discuss the new media landscape that seems to be passing them by and wonder what they should do about it. And in the process, deliver their usual insightful critiques about the nature of current society. [Read more…]
The comment threads, especially on highly popular sites) can rapidly degenerate into ugly name-calling. But in this funny sketch (via Neetzan Zimmerman), two actors give a dramatic reading of a comment war between two people in which the topic of discussion is whether Harry, whom I’m guessing is a member of the singing group One Direction, is gay. They actually manage to elevate to something that could have been written by David Mamet. (Language advisory) [Read more…]
The war on women’s right to choose has been waged relentlessly, and many of its most vocal leaders have been men.
Jesus and Mo really nail this one.
Recently we had stories of black people being stopped and searched when they bought expensive items from upscale stores. Jessica Williams gives advice on how to shop safely in upscale stores. This is especially important during the holiday season when you don’t want to have your holidays ruined by spending time in jail. [Read more…]